The scorching sun of early April was already scorching, and in the wilderness twenty miles south of the city of Qixian County, the vast rebel camp was under fierce attack, and three well-coordinated imperial officers and soldiers formed a dense array, divided into three directions to attack the defense of the camp in an orderly manner.

The infantry in the front row is wearing infantry armor, holding an iron shield in his left hand and a war knife in his right hand, which is the elite heavy armor sword and shield soldiers, and the infantry armor they wear is also the most advanced, heaviest and most protective heavy armor in this era.

These heavily armored sword and shield soldiers formed a dense array, holding the bows and crossbows of Wang Qing's rebels, and quickly approached the camp, while behind them were hiding more heavily armored pikemen, heavy armored broadsword soldiers, heavy armored crossbowmen and other various troops, they were densely packed together, like an invulnerable iron bucket.

This is also the configuration of the elite soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty, which completely relies on a large number of manpower, material resources and financial resources to pile up, not at all Wang Qing rebels can have, not to mention the cost of each pair of armor, even the daily maintenance cost of these armors is not a small amount, it requires a large number of craftsmen to polish and renovate regularly, if it is rusty, it is difficult to wear it on people's bodies and even walk.

What's more, the process of creating a pair of armor is also very complicated, there are more than 1,800 pieces of armor alone, and if there is a piece of the wrong size, it will not fit, it will take a long time, and there are many craftsmen needed.

Zhao Bufan has been operating in northern Xinjiang for so many years, using the power in his hands to try his best, and with the full support of the local people and the imperial court, he has accumulated day by day, and now he has barely built the more than 30,000 people of the Liangshan Army into this standard, and even the Water Margin Army has not been fully equipped, not to mention a bandit like Wang Qing who started from the mountain.

Looking at the well-equipped imperial elite soldiers in front of him, the sweat on Li Yi's forehead fell like rain, and he kept roaring for the crossbowmen to speed up their shooting, but the damage caused by the wave of arrow rain to the imperial court soldiers and horses was too small.

Soon, the officers and soldiers of the imperial court rushed to the edge of the camp again, relying on the protective facilities such as rolling stones and sassaches and horses, the rebels finally brought a few casualties to the imperial court soldiers and horses, and the two sides quickly entered the white-knives battle, but unfortunately the gap between the two sides of the armor is very large, and the gap in martial arts is also very obvious, an elite soldier in the imperial court can fight against two or three rebels, if it is not for the geographical advantage of the camp, the rebels are difficult to resist at all, which really brings great pressure to Li Huai.

Filled with anger, he looked angrily at Ma Wei beside him, and shouted loudly: "This is only the third wave of offensive launched by Liu Zhongwu, but look at how many of the defense facilities in our camp are still intact? Didn't you usually boast of your wisdom and bravery? Why are you so unbearable now? Earlier, in the diplomatic war, you lost a series of battles, and now you retreat to the camp, you still have no choice? What is the use of the king with you?"

Ma Qiang's face flashed with anger, but he didn't dare to say anything, Li Kai's uncle is Li Zhu, Li Zhu is Wang Qing's prime minister, and his status is here, he knows that it is useless to say anything, but his own brother Ma Jin is even more strong, he can't hold his breath, and replied angrily: "You are the commander, why don't you think of a way? Why don't you go into battle to kill the enemy?"

Li Kai glared angrily in an instant: "Bold, you are my general, dare to talk back to me?"

Ma Jin competed with each other: "How are you above us, don't you know it in your heart?"

These words can be regarded as talking about Li Kai's weakness, and his eyes were full of anger, staring at him gloomily.

Ma Qiang was already very worried about the current situation, and when he saw the two arguing, he couldn't help but look at Ma Jin and said: "Okay, the enemy is current, and it is reasonable to break the soldiers and horses of the court with the same hatred. ”

"Brother?"

Ma Jin snorted angrily, so angry that the blue tendons on his forehead bulged: "Since they are all brothers, why are there relatives who are distant and close? Since they are all brothers, why is there a difference between superior and inferior? Since they are all brothers, why are those people in high positions? Why can't everyone treat each other as equals? What are we fighting for? Brotherhood is long gone, and now it can't compare to when I was in Fangshan, at that time, everyone sat on a chair, was happy, and each was in charge of its own affairs, what is the difference between this and the imperial court? What the hell did I fall on? It's not good for me to go to the border to join the army? It's not good to honor my ancestors?"

As soon as these words came out, Ma Qiang was stunned, because he couldn't answer.

Why do you fall into the grass? Isn't it just to have a good time? Isn't it just to find a way out? Not to be oppressed?

But what is the difference between this and the imperial court now?

If it's purely for the sake of fighting, it's not good to help the court fight foreign enemies? If you die, you're still a hero, so what are you doing for you?

When he was thinking about this question in his heart, Li Kai was furious, and he was simply blown up by Ma Jin's anger.

He is a person with vested interests, in a high position, so he naturally expects the rebels to become more and more powerful, so his power will become higher and higher, and it is best to overthrow the Great Song Dynasty, then he may be a genuine privy envoy, which is also his biggest motivation to follow Wang Qing.

Ma Jin's questioning is simply a question from the bottom of his heart, how can he not be annoyed, if it weren't for the fact that he still has to rely on the Ma family brothers to resist the officers and soldiers of the imperial court, if it wasn't for the time to employ people, he would probably directly let people drag Ma Jin down and cut him down.

Looking at the court officers and soldiers in the distance, Li Kai finally endured his anger, but secretly scolded in his heart.

Brothers? When I was in Fangshan, I was a brother, but what brothers did I have when I started the army?

The king is a lustful character, the army is not for the people of the world, the second is not for the loyalty of the monarch and patriotism, the rebellion is clearly to be the emperor, enjoy the glory and wealth, to put it bluntly, everyone is for yourself, you yourself have no ability to climb up, in front of me to pull brotherhood, really full of panic.

There is only one emperor, so many brothers are emperors together?

There is only one privy envoy, and you are all on an equal footing with me, aren't you all privy envoys all over the world? Isn't it stupid?

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When Li Kai and the Ma brothers had their own concerns, in the wilderness behind the fierce battlefield, more than a dozen phalanx of imperial soldiers were sitting on the ground resting, they were divided into three echelons, ready to replace the siege team in front at any time, taking turns to attack the enemy camp, and there was a raised dirt slope in the back.

At the bottom of this dirt slope are several elite iron cavalry, and on the slope are the high fluttering flags of the Chinese army, more than a dozen flag officers are neatly arranged, and five or six heralds have solemn faces, ready to convey new orders to the soldiers in the distance.

In front of them, that is, at the top of the slope, there is a small handsome case, and behind the handsome case, there is a Taishi chair, at this time, Liu Zhongwu, who is the chief general, is sitting on the chair, his eyes look at the battlefield in the distance from time to time, and from time to time he buries his head in the handsome case to study the map, no one knows what he is planning.

Half an hour later, he looked up and saw that the offensive in the distance was a little messy, and the rebels had once again blocked a wave of attack, and then he opened his mouth lightly with a blank face.

"The order was given, the second array retreated, the third array advanced, and the retreat was routinely bombarded with flint cannons and trebuchets for ten rounds. ”

No one responded, but the flag bearer behind him quickly waved the command flag, and the herald also divided one person to ride his horse down the dirt slope.

The situation on the battlefield changed, and the third array, which had been resting for a long time, quickly got up, leading the generals to run and shout, making the final arrangements before the battle, while the soldiers of the second array, who were fighting fiercely with the rebels in the distance, retreated like a tide, and the heavily armored sword and shield soldiers formed a thick barrier to cover everyone's evacuation.

Everything returned to the rotation of the offensive that had been repeated many times, and it was precisely this orderly offensive rhythm that allowed the imperial court soldiers and horses to achieve the greatest results at the minimum cost, bringing huge casualties and pressure to the rebels again and again.

Liu Zhongwu also kept an eye on the battlefield at this time, and his years of battlefield experience made him deeply aware that the most important thing was when the offensive rotated, and if he was not careful, he would be caught by the other party and attacked, and even cause chaos in the army, even if the front was only a rebel army that was not to be feared, not the elite soldiers of Western Xia or Liao, but he still would not slack off, because he had a bloody lesson in too many battles in the past.

It wasn't until he saw with his own eyes that the soldiers of the third array successfully entered the white-knuckle battle and suppressed the enemy's camp that he turned his attention to the map on the handsome case.

Suddenly, the sound of hurried footsteps came to my ears.

Liu Zhongwu's personal guard commander ran quickly from the bottom of the hillside, looking extremely anxious.

After many years of familiarity, Liu Zhongwu felt the urgency of the commander of the guard, even if he didn't look at it, and asked without raising his head: "What's so flustered?"

The commander of the personal guard hurriedly rushed to the front and bowed: "Back to the general, there is a man and a woman in the rear who are pressing a rebel general, and after the sentry horse asked, he showed his identity, according to what the sentry said, he is the little prince." ”

Liu Zhongwu turned his head in an instant: "Little prince, which little prince, how did you come here?"

The commander of the guards replied: "Your Majesty's newly adopted son Zhao Bufan, the sentry said that he has the seal of the Imperial History Zhongcheng and Kaifeng Mansion, and there should be no fake." ”

"King Zhao?"

Liu Zhongwu was surprised and said in disbelief: "I just heard that he eradicated Tong Guan not long ago, and the capital is in chaos, how can he have time to come to Dengzhou?"

Saying that, he didn't wait for the commander of the guards to reply, and hurriedly ordered: "Hurry, please come over quickly." ”

"Honorable Order!"

The commander of the guards answered and hurried away.

Liu Zhongwu was stunned for a while, quickly adjusted his mood and waited quietly.

After a while, Zhao Bufan and Zhu Lian strode up the dirt slope, and when they saw Liu Zhongwu in battle armor, Zhao Bufan immediately laughed and said: "General Liu, I haven't seen you for many days, and your demeanor is really worse than in the past, but you won the battle?"

Liu Zhongwu smiled and stood next to the handsome case, bowed and saluted: "The last general will see the little prince, see Princess Zhu!"

"Excuse me, excuse me!"

Zhao Bufan waved his hand, walked closer with a big grin, did not rush to say more to Liu Zhongwu, but looked at the array and battlefield in the distance, and waited for the boy to carefully see the whole situation clearly, and a slight smile appeared on his face.

"General Liu, you are slow to boil, you want to boil the rebels to death, but it is steady, but it is slower. ”

Liu Zhongwu's eyes lit up, knowing that he was a real person, and he had nothing to hide, so he smiled and said: "Back to the little prince, this is to reduce casualties as much as possible, although other methods are fast, but they all need to pay a lot of price." ”

Zhao Bufan hurriedly waved his hand: "Eh, I'm just chatting casually, there is no meaning of supervision, now that you are the boss, how to fight is none of my business." ”

Such a free and easy way made Liu Zhongwu happy, and he didn't talk about the war anymore.

"How could the little prince come to Dengzhou and find the battlefield?"

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